JUNE 6, 2013Video: Investigating the ecology of a deadly virusMicah Hahn, a graduate of the Nelson Institute Environment and Resources program (Ph.D. '13), discusses her research on the ecological factors impacting Nipah virus transmission in Bangladesh.

JUNE 4, 2013Summer gas prices: UW experts weigh in$3.93 per gallon. 16-gallon tank. $62.88 to fill up. This is all-too-familiar math for drivers who are grudgingly footing their gas bills. Many will direct their frustration at station owners, oil companies or the government. But what factors cause these summer price spikes?